Ability of Older Adults to Report Elder Abuse: An Emergency Department-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: To characterize assessments of a patient's ability to report elder abuse within the context of an emergency department (ED)-based screen for elder abuse.

Design: Cross-sectional study in which participants were screened for elder abuse and neglect.

Setting: Academic ED in the United States.

A clinic-based pilot intervention to enhance diabetes management for elderly Hispanic patients.

Background And Objectives: Successful diabetes self-management requires behavioral and lifestyle changes. However, low-income patients may face challenges related to poverty that make it difficult to engage in lifestyle changes. We piloted an intervention designed to help older, low-income, Hispanic, patients with diabetes access free or low-cost community resources to enhance diabetes self-management.

Elder financial abuse: an evaluation framework and supporting evidence.

Objectives: To develop a valid and reliable framework for evaluating cases of alleged elder financial abuse.

Design: Experienced experts in elder financial abuse rated a framework with eight elements.

Setting: Professionals attending an advanced training course on elder abuse.